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Cleo Burnett

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-6754-0787Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Alice TelesnitskyiD· 3 shared Siarhei KharytonchykiD· 3 shared Keshav GCiD· 2 shared A Buchanan· 1 shared A. Emery· 1 shared Amir LedbetteriD· 1 shared Anna AdelsteiniD· 1 shared Barbie K. Ganser‐PornillosiD· 1 shared

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Structural Basis for Dimeric Genome Selection by HIV-1

Nele Merret Hollmann, Siarhei Kharytonchyk, A Buchanan, Caela Phillips, Amir Ledbetter, Fairine Ahmed, Anna Adelstein, Kaylee Barry, Samuel A. Geleta, Cleo Burnett, Alice Telesnitsky, Barbie K. Ganser‐Pornillos, Owen Pornillos, Michael F. Summers

This study identifies how dimeric HIV-1 RNA structures facilitate Gag protein assembly, revealing a structural mechanism for genome packaging.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

HIV-1 single transcription start site mutants display complementary replication functions that are restored by reversion

Keshav GC, Szilvia Lesko, A. Emery, Cleo Burnett, K. Gopal, Sydney G. Clark, Ronald I. Swanstrom, Nathan M. Sherer, Alice Telesnitsky, Siarhei Kharytonchyk

This study examines HIV-1 mutants that produce only one transcription start site RNA and finds that they display complementary replication functions restored by reversion.

Journal of Virology · Mar 4, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Transcription start site heterogeneity and its role in RNA fate determination distinguish HIV-1 from other retroviruses and are mediated by core promoter elements

Siarhei Kharytonchyk, Cleo Burnett, Keshav GC, Alice Telesnitsky

The paper identifies HIV-1's use of heterogeneous transcription start sites (TSSs) for RNA fate determination, showing it differs from other retroviruses and is mediated by core promoter elements.

Journal of Virology · Sep 8, 2023Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology